Next week is Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) and GovLoop is teaming up with the Partnership for Public Service to promote PSRW by running a special series called “Meet the Government Mascot.” Each day we’ve been introducing you to a new mascot, then we’ll run a contest on May 6-8 where you can vote for your favorite.
Comments on the last post clamored for a mascot that encompassed the whole government. Well ask and you shall receive: today’s mascot is none other than Lady Liberty.
Lady Liberty is about as American as you can get minus the fact that she speaks with a French accent according to comic book aficionados. Fighting as a member of the Force of July, Lady Liberty will do just about anything to preserve liberty and justice for all, including sacrificing her own life (if that’s not worth a vote I don’t know what is) which she actually did in one of the comics.
Lady Liberty unlike either of our previous mascots actually has some pretty sweet powers like mind reading and a torch that fires energy beams (sounds a little wasteful not sure
Energy Ant would like that).Lady Liberty also runs in a pretty exclusive circle which includes Batman and the members of S.H.A.D.E (
Super Human Advanced Defense Executive). Liberty is also rumored to be involved with fellow superhero Major Victory but the comic series never confirms it so that means there’s still a chance guys!Lady Liberty isn’t limited to one particular cause but instead goes where she is needed which kind of makes her a renaissance woman. Also she’s all business as evidence by that look on her face.
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Based on this write-up alone, she’s getting at least one vote from me!
I will vote for her. I’m a big comic book fan, and I’m wondering when did she get involved with Batman?
Love it!
Lady liberty looks ready for a battle, but I wouldn’t mind having here holding and armed with an open book our maybe a copy of the constitution. That would be more like her sister, Minerva in the Library of Congress.
If she was Lady Aquisition she could be holding a copy of the FAR. HA!